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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
dark
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
"The Call of the Wild" is one of those books that can place you in an existence unfamiliar to your own. London captures the difference between human perception of time and that which would belong to an animal. The feeling that time is merely a constant, rather than something that dictates Buck's existence is present throughout.
I could comment on the descriptions of nature, which are well rendered and vivid, but instead I'll focus on what moved me, as a reader, the most: Throughout the book we encounter shades of loss over and over again, but these losses are perceived and dealt with and left behind as par for the course. Perhaps it is in Buck's final loss to a human connection in the novel where we see the grace of this animalistic style of mourning and living most clearly, but for me it shone through from the start of novel when Buck is removed from his home of origin and does not mourn or pine for it. The redefinition of longing is what pushed this book from a 3 to a 4 rating for me.
I could comment on the descriptions of nature, which are well rendered and vivid, but instead I'll focus on what moved me, as a reader, the most: Throughout the book we encounter shades of loss over and over again, but these losses are perceived and dealt with and left behind as par for the course. Perhaps it is in Buck's final loss to a human connection in the novel where we see the grace of this animalistic style of mourning and living most clearly, but for me it shone through from the start of novel when Buck is removed from his home of origin and does not mourn or pine for it. The redefinition of longing is what pushed this book from a 3 to a 4 rating for me.
It's interesting to read this book and compare it to the books today. The level of reading is significantly more difficult than the youth books of today. The story follows Buck. A hunting dog who is dog napped from his cozy home and taken into dog sledding. This book delves into the idea of survival of the fittest. I recommend this book for 10 and up as the book has a few graphic dog abuse scenes and the reading level is pretty difficult.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not my cup of tea but did a tandem read with my high schooler.
adventurous
dark
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No